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a sad day for america. up next how the death of senator ted kennedy could impact the health care debate in washington and we'll talk to the reverend jesse jackson about ted kennedy's civil rights accomplishments when our special coverage continues. stay with us here on msnbc. sandrai went to pick up my prescription and i was told... sandra..."that's just gonna be four dollars." i said, "you're joking." amandai know sandra personally. and she was only able to afford a week's worth of medication at a time. sandrasome of my medication was $100 for one prescription. amandabut now, she's able to get a whole month's generic prescription for $4. amandashe's also able to get a three-month supply for just $10. sandrai just want to say thank you, from the bottom of my heart. vo: save money. live better. walmart. i just want fewer pills and relief that lasts all day. take 2 extra strength tylenol every 4 to 6 hours?!? taking 8 pills a day... and if i take it for 10 days -- that's 80 pills. just 2 aleve can last all da
a sad day for america. up next how the death of senator ted kennedy could impact the health care debate in washington and we'll talk to the reverend jesse jackson about ted kennedy's civil rights accomplishments when our special coverage continues. stay with us here on msnbc. sandrai went to pick up my prescription and i was told... sandra..."that's just gonna be four dollars." i said, "you're joking." amandai know sandra personally. and she was only able to afford a week's...
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he had access to power, to money, to everything, but he did it because he believed in america and in americans. right now we're in an opportunity to honor his name by passing health care reform because we recognize that he, again, didn't have to fight this fight, but he did because he believed in the little guy, and now what we can do as an american public is galvanize republicans and democrats together and galvanize and make sure this legislation is in honor of the legacy he's established for himself. >> ron, what was ted kennedy's best quality in your opinion? i mean the guy, when he made a commitment to something, he didn't back down. if he was on your side, he was on your side. you didn't have to question that. >> i think that's absolutely right, ed, and i didn't always agree with senator kennedy, but i admired him a great deal. when i worked in the white house in the first term of the bush administration, we worked with him on a one-on-one basis at the staff level. he recognized that the president had deputized his staff to negotiate with him on national service and making sure
he had access to power, to money, to everything, but he did it because he believed in america and in americans. right now we're in an opportunity to honor his name by passing health care reform because we recognize that he, again, didn't have to fight this fight, but he did because he believed in the little guy, and now what we can do as an american public is galvanize republicans and democrats together and galvanize and make sure this legislation is in honor of the legacy he's established for...
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repower america. i hope our senators are listening. >>> welcome back. we continue to look at the lines of people waiting fwht hot sun to get a glimpse of the motorcade carrying the body of senator edward kennedy. they're standing on the overpast. there's an open guest book for visitors to stein in memory of nor kennedy. the book has been placed on a table in the first floor lobby of the museum in little rock, arkansas. a photo of former president bill clinton and kennedy along with a framed printout on clinton's statement on the senator's passing is also on display there. today's procession from hyannis port to boston will remind many americans of the aftermath of robert kennedy's assassination in 1968. >> rf k's body was toin by train. along the route from the file film, thousands of people showed up spontaneously along the tracks in town after town to pay their respects with a simple salute or a wave of the flag. the train trip for rfk took so long to complete that his funeral became the only one ever held at night at arlington. his grave site is not
repower america. i hope our senators are listening. >>> welcome back. we continue to look at the lines of people waiting fwht hot sun to get a glimpse of the motorcade carrying the body of senator edward kennedy. they're standing on the overpast. there's an open guest book for visitors to stein in memory of nor kennedy. the book has been placed on a table in the first floor lobby of the museum in little rock, arkansas. a photo of former president bill clinton and kennedy along with a...
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america's softest bath tissue. upbeat rock ♪ so i could hear myself myseas a ringtone ♪hone ♪ ♪ who knew the store would go and check my credit score ♪ ♪ now all they let me have is this dinosaur ♪ ♪ hello hello hello can anybody hear me? ♪ ♪ i know i know i know i shoulda gone to ♪ ♪ free credit report dot com! ♪ that's where i shoulda gone! coulda got my knowledge on! ♪ ♪ vo: free credit score and report with enrollment in triple advantage. >>> welcome...
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his legacy, public service, and his concern for america's least powerful. as he said so many years ago, the work goes on, the cause endures, and the dream will never die. that's all for this edition of "headliners & legends." i'm lester holt. thanks for watching. >>> the kennedy brothers they stirred the country's blood and maddened their rivals, bill sapphire, richard nixon's speechwriter put it this way, when you beat a kennedy, you beat the best, but the problem is nobody did. following the death of senator edward kennedy, here's the "hardball" political story of how these extraordinary brothers sought the american presidency. >> let the words go forth. >> we have the capacity to make this the best generation. >> let us offer new hope. >>> in the 1950s, politics meant men in gray flannel suits, guys like dwight eisenhower, they were dull, stodgy, sexless. then in 1956 someone new appeared on the political radar. at the democratic convention in chicago, a young and in the process catapulted himself onto the national stage. his name was jack kennedy. >> i
his legacy, public service, and his concern for america's least powerful. as he said so many years ago, the work goes on, the cause endures, and the dream will never die. that's all for this edition of "headliners & legends." i'm lester holt. thanks for watching. >>> the kennedy brothers they stirred the country's blood and maddened their rivals, bill sapphire, richard nixon's speechwriter put it this way, when you beat a kennedy, you beat the best, but the problem is...
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i believe that a wave of change is moving across america if we do not turn aside, if we dare to set our course for the shores of hope, we together will go beyond the divisions of the past and find our place to build the america of the future. my friends, i ask you to join in this historic journey to have the courage to choose change. it's time again for a new generation of leadership. it is time now for barack obama. >> and exact one year ago, kennedy made a remarkable appearance at the democratic national convention in denver. >> for me, this is a season of hope. new hope for a justice and fair prosperity for the many and not just for the few. new hope, and this is the cause of my life. new hope that we will break the old gridlock and guarantee that every american north, south, east, west, young, old, will have decent quality health care as a fundamental right and not a privilege! we can meet these challenges with barack obama. yes, we can, and finally, yes, we will. >> dan ball stz national political reporter for the "washington post" who has written extensively about the obama campai
i believe that a wave of change is moving across america if we do not turn aside, if we dare to set our course for the shores of hope, we together will go beyond the divisions of the past and find our place to build the america of the future. my friends, i ask you to join in this historic journey to have the courage to choose change. it's time again for a new generation of leadership. it is time now for barack obama. >> and exact one year ago, kennedy made a remarkable appearance at the...